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Monday, May 9, 2011

Single Girl in Sherbet Pips

Here it finally is, my Single Girl quilt! It has been finished for a couple of weeks or so now.

I loved making this quilt, and I truly enjoyed every step of the process. The actual pattern is fantastic, it is really not as hard as you might think. Time consuming, yes. But not that difficult. Once you get used to sewing the small pieces together, it isn't so bad. As for the big curves, they are pretty easy too. My recommendation? Use lots of pins!

I decided to go for a solid for the backing. I love the simplicity of it. For the binding, Aneela's dark pink square dot is perfect. I adore that print. It is such a fun spin on the polka dot, and I have them in every colorway. It is my new favorite. And I didn't really mean for it to be so super girly and pink, by the way. I just couldn't help myself. After having two boys, the pink is very welcome.

Though I've been snuggling up with this quilt on these cool spring nights (you know, just a little test run, right??), it is destined for Finley's big girl bed. Yep, that won't be for a couple years, I know. It will be broken in nicely by then. :)

It looks great! I'm planning on similar quilting for the (baby) single girl I made, now I've finally accepted I won't be hand quilting it (bad wrist and newborn baby do not make for a relaxed and happy hand quilter!)

This is just one awesome quilt! It's been fun seeing it come together, and it's better than imagined. What a precious picture of you and Findley! I just love reading your blog. You are such an inspiration and so creative. :)

Anglea,It looks great! What color thread did you use to quilt with? I'm always curious how people decide what thread color to use when they have different solid colors for the front and backs. Thanks!!

I love the colors you chose for your single girl, but the quilting is what makes this quilt great for me. With so many SGs out there right now it is fun to see the differences in finishes and colors. Love yours.

Great big girl bed quilt. Lovely, I just visited another person who'd made this design and it is fun to see how each one makes it their own. KudosCome see my entries: #210 repro cheddar orange stars-miniature and #214 antique applique garden delight